Tamus.'] DIOECIA HEXANDKIA. 351 



Stain. 3, with long filaments. Huditnent of a pistil with a many- 

 cleft stigma. — Fertile Ji. Perianth as in tlie barren. Germ'ea 

 globose. Stijle short. Stigma dilated, peltate, rayed. Berry 



superior, globose, with 6 — 9 seeds Nat. Ord. Empetrex, 



J^utl. — Named from gv, in, and --B-iog, a stoyie ; growing in stony- 

 places. 



3. Ruscus. Barren f. Perianth single, of 6 leaves. Fila- 

 ments comh'mQd a.1 the base. Anthers Q — 6 Fertile fl. Perianth 



single, of 6 leaves. 3 ecto/v/ tubular. Style \. Stigma \. Berry 

 superior ; 3-celled ; cells 2-seeded. — Nat. Ord. Smilace^, Br. 

 — Name — anciently Bruscits ; from Betcskelen, in Celtic. Box- 

 Holly. 



(See Valeriana dioica in Cl. III. Some Salices in Onl. I.) 

 ORD. III. TETRANDRIA. 4 Stamens. 



4. Viscuji. Barren Jl. Cal. obsolete. Pet. 4, ovate, fleshy, 

 united at the base and bearing each a single anther adnate with 

 the upper surface. — Fertile Ji. Cal. an obscure margin, supe- 

 rior. Petals 4, erect, ovate, very minute. Stigma sessile. Berry 

 inferior, bearing one seed, with 1 — 2 embryos (sometimes 3, 



31r W. Wilson). — Nat. Ord. Loraxtheje, Juss Name — /^o;, 



Greek, from gwid, Celtic, the shrub, par excellence, a sacred plant 

 with our ancestors. 



5. HiPPoPHAE. Barren Jl. collected into a small sort of 

 catkin, each scale bearing a flower. Perianth single, of 2 deep, 

 roundish valves. Anthers linear, sessile. — Fertile fl. solitary. 

 Perianth single, tubular, cloven at the summit. Gernien supe- 

 rior. Style short. Stigma subulate, exserted. Nut one-seeded, 

 surrounded by the large, coloured, berry-like co/?/.r. — Nat. Ord. 

 Eleagxe.e, Br. — ^s'ame — /-ror, a horse, aud faw, to brighten, 

 but why so called cannot be determined. 



6. Myrica. Barren Ji, Scales of the catkin concave. Peri- 

 anth 0. — Fertile fl. Scales of the catkin concave. Perianth 0. 

 Styles 2. Drupe 1-celled, 1 -seeded. — Nat. Ord. Myrice^, 

 Rich. — Name — ,aiij//',;;, in Greek, synonymous with the Tamarix. 



(See Rharnnus in Cl. V, Urtica in Cl. XXL) 



ORD. IV. PENTANDRIA. 5 Stamens. 



7. HuMULUS. Barren Ji. Perianth swgle, of 5 lea.ves. Anthers 

 with 2 pores at the extremity. — Fertile Jl. Scales of the catkin 

 large, persistent, concave, entire, single-flowered. Perianth 0. 

 Styles 2. Seed 1. — Nat. Ord. Urtice^, Juss. — Name — humus, 

 rick soil or mould, in which the plant flourishes. 



(See Ribes in Cl. V. Bryonia in Cl. XXI. Salix in Oed. I.) 



ORD. V. HEXANDRIA. 6 Stamens. 



8. Tamus. Barren Ji. Perianth single, in 6, deep segments. 



